Saint Demetrios by Polycletos Rengos

Code:
ΝΕΤ 014

Type:
Icon

Chronology:
1935

Dimensions:
Height 48, 3 εκ., length 37,5 εκ.

Materials of Construction:
Egg tempera on wood

Origin:
Kallisti Darveri bequest

Saint Demetrios is depicted riding a horse and prevailing over his adversary who is lying on the ground. In the scene’s lower part the brown tones are dominant, while the upper part is covered by golden background. The inscription in the lower left part: “By hand of Polycletos N. Rengos, 1935”.